Jan 12th, 2009
Photo courtesy of Rudolf_Schuba
Each year digital camera technology improves giving us larger and more defined pictures for less money. This is wonderful and I wholly encourage everyone to take pictures at the highest resolution setting they can. However, when it’s time to email these pictures, post them on a website, create a sildeshow or include them in a PowerPoint presentation, they are way to big to be useful. I will show you how to easily reduce the size of your pictures in large batches using iPhoto.
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Jan 8th, 2009
Photo courtesy of Apple
OS X is a solid, reliable and mature operating system. Sometimes the biggest danger to OS X is the user. Last month, I wrote “Ten ways you can royally screw up your Mac” focusing on what you should not do. Continuing on from then, let’s look at ten more ways you can royally screw up your Mac.
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Jan 5th, 2009
Photo courtesy of Afroswede
The once mighty Screen Saver. Every now and then there’s always some computer related technology that refuses to go away, no matter how obsolete and unnecessary it’s become. Like using Windex on your display, running defragging and optimization tools, and calibrating your battery, the Screen Saver is just one of those things that should never be used. Forget what the old timer computer guy says, here’s why you should get rid of that Screen Saver.
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Jan 1st, 2009
Photo courtesy of everdred
Computer disasters can strike at any time. Likely random disasters can range from the gone in an instant doom of a coffee spill to the bumpy ride on the train slowly eating away at your hard drive. Making your own Mac Disaster Kit will prepare you for the worst. From performing minor repairs to troubleshooting / data recovery when the big things go wrong, you will be able to do it all. So, don’t worry about your Mac. Just grab a spare box or desk drawer and let’s build a Mac Disaster Kit!
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